Dogmatic theology is that part of
theology dealing with the theoretical truths of faith concerning
God and God's works, especially the official theology recognized by an organized Church body, such as the
Roman Catholic Church,
Dutch Reformed Church, etc. At times,
apologetics or fundamental theology is called "general dogmatic theology", dogmatic theology proper being distinguished from it as "special dogmatic theology". In present-day use, however, apologetics is no longer treated as part of dogmatic theology but has attained the rank of an independent science, being generally regarded as the introduction to and foundation of dogmatic theology.